This was a lot of news coming from TMZ and it was all really serious. Wayne dying would make huge impact in the music industry. He has major endorsements such as Pepsi’s Mountain Dew, his own clothing line, Trukfit, and he has his own record label, Young Money Entertainment (signed Drake and Nicki Minaj). Whether you hate him or love him, Wayne is a big deal.

Wayne is alive and well! We watching the Syracuse game…thanks for the prayers and concern..he will update you all soon. #love

During that same night that TMZ was reporting their news, Young Money Entertainment’s manager Mack Maine was on Twitter tweeting to fans that Wayne was doing ok and he was watching a basketball game. Maine also said that TMZ was releasing falsified information about Wayne breathing through tubes and being on his deathbed. There were also credible bloggers like Karan Civil who tweeted out saying Wayne was not dying. Cash Money Entertainment’s president and mentor, Birdman, told reporters not to listen to TMZ and that Wayne didn’t suffer multiple seizures. The rapper’s spokeswoman Sarah Cunningham also released a statement in an email to CNN saying that Wayne did have a seizure but is recovering and is doing good.

I’m feeling a lot better and again thk u all for ur love and prayers. It was truly felt…pause

Wayne was released from the hospital on March 18, 2013 and he is back to his usual self. I just hope that near death experience will make him a better person and artist.

But overall, who can you really trust in this situation? TMZ is known for their credible sources, but that night they could have been getting false information from a nurse or a staff member at the hospital. As I was watching this whole thing unfold on Twitter, I knew that Mack Maine, Birdman, and Karan Civil were close friends of Wayne so their tweets were credible. At the same time though, Mack Maine could be saying that Wayne was doing “fine” because of how much Wayne is worth. Putting business first.